We are delighted to announce that Amina Graham (Head of Regulatory Legal at The Football Association) has accepted an invitation to join 2 Hare Court with effect from October 2023. With her vast experience in sports law, both advisory and as an advocate, Amina will practise in this area in addition to professional discipline and […]
The long running case of Maguire has finally been concluded in a Supreme Court judgment handed down last week. The bottom line is and remains that the threshold for Article 2 remains high in cases involving health and social care. The case is particularly helpful for its detailed and comprehensive analysis of the authorities and […]
Olivia Perks was a 19 year old Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst when she was found dead her room on 6 February 2019. On Friday 26 May 2023 Assistant Coroner Alison McCormack concluded that Olivia died by suicide and that, in the days and months before her death, there had been a […]
Background On 15 December 2022 the Secretary of State for Defence announced the Government’s decision to formally establish an independent Inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 to investigate certain matters arising from the deployment of British armed forces to Afghanistan between mid-2010 and mid-2013. The Inquiry is chaired by the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Haddon-Cave. Under […]
Oliver Glasgow KC was recently interviewed by The Times and named Lawyer of the Week. Oliver recently prosecuted Jordan McSweeney, 29, for the sexual assault and murder of Zara Aleena, a law graduate, in June this year. At the Old Bailey in London, McSweeney was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 38 years. […]
